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Mountain Goats
Mountain Goats
GUTomek


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Challenge: Best of 2011 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Location: Mt. Evans, CO
Date: Jul 16, 2011
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2012

A little processing for saturation, namely levels, curves, hue/sat, and tried a wee bit of HDR toning.

This was cropped as bit as well and I tried to preserve a bit of their terrain for perspective. A last minute entry, so hope it does well.

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02/29/2012 02:22:34 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Whether they're bighorn sheep or mountain goats, I know how difficult it is to shoot wildlife. So kudos on a very decent shot especially with the subjects coming towards you! Nice detail and I almost feel a little dizzy looking at the bg, so good capture on the vertigo aspect :-) Good colours esp on such a drab day, nice detail on the coats, beards etc. I'm not distracted by the pp, which is a sign of good pp in my book. My main nitpick is the crop. I can see that you wanted the bg in there for a sense of place, but Mom's heading out of frame to the left, so I'd have liked to see some more room for her to go into. The back on the mom is a little blown out, some burning could have brought back the texture to the coat.

Otherwise not much to complain about, and year-end FSs are exceptionally tough to do well in. Please keep shooting and entering!

Feel free to PM me,

Susan
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/23/2012 10:11:25 PM
Of the Three Goats Gruff many have heard of the tales,
but the truth is far from the myth the littlest kid wails.
Our big brother took on the bridge troll so the story does go.
His horns lowered to charge and ram our foul foe.
They both did fall when that horrible ogre caught hold.
We spoke our plight but sad stories don't sell we were told.
With the two of us were tired, sad, starving and very cold,
we bitterly rewrote our memoir and in Hollywood it sold.

Nice capture of these two goats in their natural surroundings. They look so wild and free - I wonder how close they allowed you to get to them? The first time I viewed the photo I could not help but instantly think of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. My mind then started to wonder - what, then happened to the third goat? Thus the story just unfolded as I gazed upon your picture.
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02/22/2012 06:09:22 PM
Cute fella's. Great clarity....beautiful colors.
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02/20/2012 09:08:12 PM
Sweet. Makes me think of spring.
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02/18/2012 07:09:42 PM
I like how this image is composed.
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02/18/2012 03:00:01 PM
a bit blown out on the goats, but cool setting
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02/17/2012 11:00:21 PM
Incredible animals - not always the most pretty (especially wild ones) or photogenic. This is a great capture - love the front hoof being visible, and the dandelions in the grass.
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02/17/2012 06:03:39 PM
Very cute!
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02/16/2012 10:13:33 AM
Mountain goats indeed. Nothing too exciting here, but it's certainly a couple of well photographed goats! 7
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02/14/2012 12:35:33 PM
You've got a great subject with a nice background but I'm not too keen on the composition. Maybe a bit more of the background would have been better or in case that wasn't possible a crop of the front goat would have been interesting as well. The way the wind is blowing the beard is a nice touch.
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02/14/2012 08:08:31 AM
needs more detail and sharpness
02/13/2012 10:22:48 PM
They look like they've been called to dinner
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02/13/2012 08:38:35 PM
You gotta love how that second one is being so coy and shy! Very cute!
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02/10/2012 03:42:49 PM
Not mountain goats. Mountain goats have black horns and black hooves. These are bighorn sheep during summer. It looks like the alpine tundra of early summer. That's when they shed their coats, so they look a little rough. The first is a ewe. The one behind is a yearling. Good exposure and pose. Very good detail in their eyes.
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